Shoes

Abstract

A sole of a shoe has a plurality of lower protrusions and a plurality of upper protrusions arranged at least at a portion of the sole corresponding to a forefoot of a wearer of the shoe. A support includes a planta rest that is arranged in an internal space surrounded by a shoe upper and bridges between a position of the shoe upper corresponding to a medial side of the foot of the wearer of the shoe to a position of the shoe upper corresponding to a lateral side of the foot of the wearer of the shoe in a foot width direction. The planta rest is configured to receive a portion of the planta of the foot of the wearer of the shoe near a base of metatarsal bone and lift the base of metatarsal bone above the sole.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A shoe comprising:
 a sole;   a shoe upper that is provided on the sole and covers a foot of a wearer of the shoe; and   at least one support provided for the shoe upper, wherein   the sole includes:
 a plurality of lower protrusions arranged at least on a portion of the sole corresponding to a forefoot of the foot of the wearer of the shoe, each of the lower protrusions protruding downward from the sole; and 
 a plurality of upper protrusions arranged at least on the portion of the sole corresponding to the forefoot of the foot of the wearer of the shoe, each of the upper protrusions protruding upward from the sole and vertically overlapping with an associated one of the lower protrusions to form a pair when viewed in section, 
   the support includes a planta rest that is arranged in an internal space surrounded by the shoe upper and brides between a position of the shoe upper corresponding to a medial side of the foot of the wearer of the shoe and a position of the shoe upper corresponding to a lateral side of the foot of the wearer of the shoe in a foot width direction, and   the planta rest is configured to receive a portion of a planta of the foot of the wearer of the shoe near a base of metatarsal bone of the wearer of the shoe, and lift the base of metatarsal bone above the sole.   
     
     
         2 . The shoe of  claim 1 , wherein
 the planta rest is configured to be entirely kept away upward from the sole when the shoe is not worn.   
     
     
         3 . The shoe of  claim 1 , wherein
 the planta rest is made of an elastically deformable material.   
     
     
         4 . The shoe of  claim 1 , wherein
 the planta rest is made of a material having a thickness of 3.0 mm or less.   
     
     
         5 . The shoe of  claim 1 , wherein
 the planta rest is arranged at a portion of the sole corresponding to the base of metatarsal bone of the foot of the wearer of the shoe.   
     
     
         6 . The shoe of  claim 1 , wherein
 the support includes a plurality of supports, and   the plurality of supports are arranged such that the planta rests of the plurality of supports sandwich a portion of the sole corresponding to the base of metatarsal bone of the foot of the wearer of the shoe in a foot length direction.   
     
     
         7 . The shoe of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an adjuster provided for the shoe upper, wherein   the support further includes a pair of connections provided at both ends of the planta rest, and   at least one of the pair of connections is configured to be connected to the adjuster.   
     
     
         8 . The shoe of  claim 1 , wherein
 the support further includes a pair of connections provided at both ends of the planta rest, and   the pair of connections are configured to intersect with, or be fixed to, the positions of the shoe upper corresponding to the medial side and the lateral side-of the foot of the wearer of the shoe, and   a position of intersection or fixation between the pair of connections and the shoe upper is away upward from a lowermost portion of an upper surface of the sole by 10 mm or more.